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Average Fast Food And Counter Workers Salary in Sherman-Denison, TX

Fast Food And Counter Workers in Sherman-Denison, TX earn a median annual salary of $26,190, which is -14.1% compared to the national median. There are 1,890 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Sherman-Denison, TX (metro area).

$26,190
Sherman-Denison, TX median annual wage
$13/hour median
-14.1%
Difference vs national median
National median is $30,480
1,890
Local employment
36.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.48
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$21,160
25th
$22,240
Median
$26,190
75th
$27,770
90th
$31,520

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Sherman-Denison, TX, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
93.8%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$27,930
Goods: 93.8%
Services: 83.3%
Rents: 89.5%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$42,660Compare21,320
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$40,470Compare47,330
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$38,310Compare51,590
Napa, CA$38,270Compare1,540
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$38,090Compare5,160
Vallejo, CA$37,680Compare4,550

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Sherman-Denison, TX

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Dentists, General$168,5901.21
Architectural And Engineering Managers$156,8200.65
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$140,7403.12
Computer And Information Systems Managers$132,6600.31
Pharmacists$129,6900.93
Nurse Practitioners$127,1000.50
Software Developers$124,7500.15
Financial Managers$121,4000.38

Sherman-Denison, TX has salary data for 225 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Dentists, General.

Historical series

Trend for Fast Food And Counter Workers in Sherman-Denison, TX

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Fast Food And Counter Workers are projected to change by +6.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 904,300 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.